Lead-in•你在元宵节放过天灯吗？你会剪窗花吗？你见过天津的小泥人吗？这些都是中国的传统民俗艺术。Question:•WhatdoyouknowaboutChinesefolkortraditionalart?_______________________________papercuttingnewyearpaintingsliondanceskylanternshadowfiguresBeijingOperaTigershoesFace-ChanginginSichuanOperacloisonne[klw'zne]ɑːɒɪ景泰蓝瓷器Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?2.Whichpartgivesageneralintroduction?3.Wherecanyoufindspecificdetails？4.Howmanytraditionalartformsarementionedinthisarticle?Whatarethey?2bReadthepassageandcompletethechart.TraditionalartformMaterialsused1.2.3.SkylanternsBambooandpaperPapercuttingpaperChineseclayartaveryspecialkindofclayReadthetextinparagraphs.Thecommonthings,frompapertoclaytobamboo,areobjectsofbeauty.mostturnedinto__________ReadParagraph1andfillintheblanks.孔明灯又叫天灯，俗称许愿灯。是一种古老的汉族手工艺品，在古代多做军事用途。现代人放孔明灯多作为祈福之用。男女老少亲手写下祝福的心愿，象征丰收成功，幸福年年。一般在元宵节，中秋节等重大节日施放。相传是由三国时的诸葛孔明（即诸葛亮）所发明。中国民俗文化---孔明灯ReadParagraph2andanswerthequestions.1.WhydidZhugeKongmingsendskylanterns?2.Whatisaskylanternmadeof?Hedidsotoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Itismadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.•中国民间剪纸源远流长，剪纸艺术家之多难计其数。唯有王老赏被专家学者记载的最为突出，也比较全面。王老赏成为承上启下的一代民间剪纸艺人，他主要的技艺创新是刻纸的刻刀、点染技法和构图的创新，同时，他培养和影响了蔚县及周边地区的一大批剪纸艺人。剪纸ReadParagraph3andjudgethefollowingsentencestrue(T)orfalse(F).1.Papercuttinghasbeenaroundforlessthan1,500years.()2.Themostcommonpicturesofpapercuttingareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.()FT•天津泥人张始于清道光年间，创始人张明山。它在继承传统的基础上创造自己的风格，其作品取材广泛，塑造人物生动，塑与绘的结合使作品更具生命力。其艺术地位获得国际认可。泥人张经过几代人的传承，成为我国泥塑艺术的又一个高峰。泥人张ReadParagraph4andanswerthequestions.1.Whatareclayartpiecesmadeof?____A.bambooB.paperC.averyspecialkindofclay2.Theclaypiecesareusually______.A.flowersB.animalsC.cutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstorycC2c•Readthewholepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhatdotraditionalChineseartformstrytoshow?Theyusuallytrytoshowthethingsthatareimportantinlifesuchaslove,beautyandfamily.2.Whatwereskylanternsusedforbeforeandwhataretheyusedfornow?ZhugeKongmingsentoutskylanternstoaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishesatfestivalsandothercelebrations.3.Whatkindsofpicturesareusuallyfoundonpapercuttings?4.HowdopeopleusepapercuttingsduringtheSpringFestivals?Themostcommonpicturesareflowers,fish,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.Theyareputonwindows,doorsandwallsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.5.Whatarethestepsformakingclayartpieces?Thepiecesarecarefullyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenallowedtoair-dry.Afterdrying,theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.6.Whichartformdoyouthinkisthemostinteresting?Why?Ithinkskylanternsarethemostinteresting.BecauseWhenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.2dCompletethesentencesusingthecorrectformsofthephrasesinthebox.suchasturn…intosendoutcoverwithriseintoput…on•1.Peopleused...
